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- Dictionaryup/ʌp/
adverb
- 1. towards a higher place or position: "he jumped up"
- 2. at or to a higher level of intensity, volume, or activity: "she turned the volume up"
preposition
- 1. from a lower to a higher point of (something): "she climbed up a flight of steps"
- 2. along or further along (a street or road): "he lived up the road"
adjective
- 1. directed or moving towards a higher place or position: "the up escalator"
- 2. at an end: "his contract was up in three weeks"
noun
- 1. a period of good fortune or positive mood: informal "you can't have ups all the time in football"
verb
- 1. do something unexpectedly: informal "she upped and left him"
- 2. increase (a level or amount): "capacity will be upped by 70 per cent next year"
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UP definition: 1. towards a higher position; towards a higher value, number, or level: 2. out of the ground: 3…. Learn more.
If an amount of something goes up, it increases. If an amount of something is up, it has increased and is at a higher level than it was. They recently put my rent up. Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up. Germany's rate has also risen sharply, up from 3 percent to 4.5 percent.
How to use up in a sentence. in or into a higher position or level; especially : away from the center of the earth; from beneath the ground or water to the surface… See the full definition
1. a. In or to a higher position: looking up. b. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center: up from the lunar surface. 2. In or to an upright position: sat up in bed. 3. a. Above a surface: coming up for air. b. So as to detach or unearth: pulling up weeds. c. Above the horizon: as the sun came up. 4.
to, toward, or at an elevated place on or in: They went up the stairs. The cat is up the tree. to, toward, or at a high or higher station, condition, or rank on or in: He is well up the social ladder. at or to a farther point or higher place on or in: She is up the street. I'm going up the street.
Up Definition. From a lower to a higher place; away from or out of the ground. In or on a higher position or level; off the ground, or from a position below to one at the surface of the earth or water. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center. Up from the lunar surface.
UP definition: 1. towards or in a higher place: 2. vertical or as straight as possible: 3. to a greater degree…. Learn more.
up meaning, definition, what is up: towards a higher place or position: Learn more.
Up is a word that means "from lower to higher," so you can use it when you go up in a hot air balloon, when you look up at the clouds, or when you graduate from high school and move up in the world.
moving in or related to a direction that is up or is regarded as up: the up elevator; the up train traveling north; the up platform of a railroad station. informed; familiar;
